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Friday, January 25, 2013

My poor studio has been suffering as I hit a design mental road block. I couldn't settle on a color scheme or find items that truly reflected my personality or vision for the space. Unfortunately, the area is open to our lower level family room, which makes it a bit more tricky to go uber girly as I would like. So, for months, it has been the drop zone, the room to pull from, the room with no direction.

After stumbling across the artwork of Michelle Armas, I knew it was exactly what I had been waiting for, and her art would be just the inspiration I needed.

And I used it and loved it. But I also loved that frame and because my studio wasn't finished, I wasn't using it as much as I had originally hoped. So, the frame started getting used around the house for other projects. So, when you saw the painted dresser, the frame was no longer there....

But, now that I am re-invigorated to move forward with updating the space, organizing it for Home Office month and using it daily, I wanted that memo board to come back to its original home.

A little fabric update {simple linen to tone things down}, a swap from horizontal to vertical, a photo and the new artwork to the right and some white balance adjusting on my camera, and I now have a fresh new look!

I have been playing musical lamps lately and the lamp that once lived on the dresser now lives next to the sofa in the family room, so I "borrowed" Preston's lamp as a stand in until I can find my own, or a different one for him.

I am now playing with some ideas to update the paint color on the dresser, or to bring in a solid, beautiful wood console instead since I don't have any wood toned furniture in the studio and I think it is just what the space needs {there is and will be a lot of white with pops of color going on in the rest of the room and I could use the dresser in our master bedroom for linen storage}. Until then, the deep blue already blends a bit nicer with the softer accents above. Only time will tell...

The memo board is beautiful and although we just updated it this week, I am already having fun pinning up current color trends, cards received, color palette ideas, business cards, photos, etc...

Funny how a simple update can re-inspire one to dive back into a room makeover.

How about a fun progression shot to show what a few minor tweaks can do?

And here is the direction I am hoping to go with the studio, however, knowing me, it's very likely to continue to be "tweaked" as well.

57 comments:

Thanks for all of your ideas and inspiration! I am going through my house room by room and finally getting organized! I love all of your creativity! We have a large framed memo board similar to that one. It is currently in the dining room and I use it to display artwork created by my kids. I love it!

I love all of the tweaking, and the progression pictures look like three different homes!

I don't have a memo board because I don't have a home office, but the closest thing I have is my planner with lots of pockets:http://vintagezest.blogspot.com/2013/01/so-i-promised-peek-at-my-2013-planner.html

And for your other question, I love the minor changes I made to my closet. Just opening up the space in front of my shoes lets me actually see them! Maybe it's silly to be excited to use my closet, but oh well.http://vintagezest.blogspot.com/2013/01/closet-clean-out.html

Thanks for the inspiration for my future memo board, from a fellow tweaker. :)

Love the changes. We are looking into transforming our extra bedroom/tv room upstairs into a craft/office space. I don't really have any rooms with "girly" colors in them, so I too would love to sneak a little bit in but not go overboard as it can be seen from our foyer and upstairs hall has two door that peek in.

Jen, I really like this! The white on white works perfectly with the blue dresser - in my opinion anyway :) I love how you have a rainbow of small accents on the bulletin board. The photos you chose to frame next to that accent them really well too. Love it!- Lisa :)

Love the colors you are using!! Transformation looks good! In November, I painted one wall in my office with a Stencil Wall design that I had got. Well, my memo board (which I love and use all the time) didn't match. So, I found fabric at Hobby Lobby and recovered it. Now, it fits perfectly with the room! I also bought different fabric to cover two canvas prints so my room looks so good. I only need to get storage baskets for my wall shelf and then it will be done. yay!!

Love the new tweak on your message board! I'm trying to put together a mama project/ play area space for my boys at our house and it's just a mess. Must regroup and try again! Thank you for all of your inspiration!!

Love all the things you do jen. We have an open-kitchen-living-room-dining area. (basically our entire first floor is one big room.) I've been tweaking it since we moved in two years ago! Trying to find a color scheme that's fun and bright, not boring, but all works together. Thanks for all of your ideas!!! you have no idea how much inspiration you've given to me. :-)

Hi Jen! I've recently found your blog and I have to say, I'm in organising heaven! This is the first time I've commented, and of course I have a question - lol! Do you have a tutorial somewhere on your blog of how you made your memo board? I'm wanting something similar but I'm not a fan of the exposed cork boards and love the idea of using fabric. Thanks so much!

This wall look so great Jen! The colors from your inspiration art piece are heavenly! I really like the linen cover and the mood board for the new design.

I hit a design block when it came to our office too. The first plan just wasn't working and it wasn't until I found the fabric (actually a duvet) that would become my curtains and some great knobs to get me going again.

Can't wait to see how this turns out and thanks for all the office inspiration this month!

Hi Jen, new admirer to your site and loving everything I see! I have a wooden dresser pretty old very similar to the one in your before pics. Could you outline the steps you took to repaint it? Unless it's on another page. In that case I might not have made it there yet. Thanks so much!

Hi Jen! Great colors scheme!! Love the new dresser! Where did you get your charging station?? I'm slowly but surely working on our new office space in our new house. Going through all of our paperwork right now and man do I have a lot of shredding to do!

We've just updated our bathroom, and I must say, I've never actually been excited to use that particular space before, lol. I smile every time I walk in now! (http://justagirlandherblog.com/a-sunny-powder-room-makeover/)Your memo board actually inspired painting the frames in this room, so THANK YOU!!!

We also just added a memo board to our new command center, (to be revealed soon :) and I <3 it!

I love watching the color progression of your space (every phase has been gorgeous!), and I'm excited to see where you go with it! Happy Friday!

Hi Jen!I like where you are going with your stuido, it will look great!Love the art! I might have to reward myself ,once I finishe Boot Camp, in Buttoned up your life!Keep up the great work in all you do!~Blessings~Rhonda

I absolutely LOVE the color you chose for that table/dresser. It's gorg! I have an older piece of furniture I keep my scrapbooking stuff in that is in need of an update. You've inspired me that with a little paint and new knobs it can be transformed! Thanks for the inpsiration :)

I just wanted to say I love your blog. I have been reading for awhile now and have gotten so much inspiration. I am in the middle of "tweaking" several rooms now in order to publish my "home tour" for my blog. I started a blog about a year ago and I am just now getting back into it. I have used several of your ideas and love them. When I get around to posting the different ones I'll be sure to link back to ya. I Love the painted dresser and memo board. It looks amazing!

just a quick FYI - Costco has a console table very similar to what you posted in your inspiration right now, and it comes with the baskets! Their furniture is very good quality, and rather inexpensive - comparatively. :)

really love the amazing transformation. I have been needing just a little push of inspiration in decorating a room in my house and this was it. love the new memo board! xx. gigi. food and beauty blogger @ www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.com

Love the room and your changes! Thanks so much for sharing the art by Michelle Armas. I'm going to add some of her work to my wish list! :) Also I really like your pens, and the pretty coordinating colors with the room. What kind of pens are they?!? Thanks! Shannon :)

Thank you so much! The pens are actually Martha Stewart Markers: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002FW5A4C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002FW5A4C&linkCode=as2&tag=iheaorga-20

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